Chandrayaan-3's landing site will now be known as ‘Shiv Shakti’: PM Modi
Chandrayaan-3 on the moon will be known as 'Shiv Shakti', Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru on Saturday.
India, on August 23, had successfully landed its third lunar mission, the Chandrayaan-3, 70 degrees to the south pole of the moon.
August 23, will now be celebrated as National Space Day to celebrate the spirit of science, technology and innovation.
The area on the moon where Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints will now be called 'Tiranga'. «This tricolor point will be the inspiration for every effort of India, this tricolor point will teach us that no failure is final,» the PM said.
Four years ago, in 2019, India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram had failed to successfully land on the moon.
The PM explained that “in Shiv, there is resolution for the welfare of humanity and Shakti gives us strength to fulfil those resolutions". «This Shiv Shakti Point of the moon also gives a sense of connection with the Himalaya to Kanyakumari,” he said.
He also said that „Shakti is our Nari Shakti“.
„In the success of Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, our women scientists, the country's Nari Shakti have played a big role,“ he said. “Shiv Shakti Point of the moon will bear witness to this scientific and philosophical thinking of India”, he added.
Describing the photographs of the moon lander, he said, “These are pictures of the never seen parts of the moon and this has been done by India.
